Reasons to Be Cheerful

Autor/in	Hughes, David
Titel	Reasons to Be Cheerful
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 23 (2011) 2, S.4-5 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Educational Equity (Finance); Foreign Countries; Economic Factors; Adult Education; Educational Finance; Educational Change; Leadership Responsibility; Colleges; College Role; Financial Support; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ökonomischer Faktor; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Bildungsfonds; Bildungsreform; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Finanzielle Förderung; Großbritannien
Abstract	In these austere times it is difficult not to feel pessimistic about the future. The economic news seems universally bad, the Euro crisis seems interminable, the housing market is stagnant, there are more than one million young people out of work and public spending is set to fall even further over the next few years. Participation in learning has declined, both in the publicly subsidised sphere but also in the workplace where the economic crisis has hit employer spend on training as well. A recent Institute of Fiscal Studies report suggested that public spending on education is set to fall from 6.4 per cent to 4.6 per cent of UK national income over the next four years. These are difficult times but there are opportunities too as well as signs that the sector is responding positively to the challenges it faces. The author remains optimistic and outlines reasons to be cheerful even though times are tough. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10